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加
jiā
1. to add
2. plus
3. (used after an adverb such as [[不]], [[大]], [[稍]] etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
4. to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
5. to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
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Character Breakdown (Single character)

加
jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

不加
bùjiā
without
五加
wǔjiā
Acanthopanax gracilistylus
交加
jiāojiā
to occur at the same time (of two things)
加上
jiāshàng
plus
加之
jiāzhī
moreover
加以
jiāyǐ
in addition
加俸
jiāfèng
to raise one's pay
加倍
jiābèi
to double
加值
jiāzhí
to recharge (money onto a card) (Tw)
加急
jiājí
to become more urgent
加价
jiājià
to increase price
加入
jiārù
to become a member
加冕
jiāmiǎn
to crown
加冠
jiāguān
(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years
加冰
jiābīng
on the rocks (a drink)
加剧
jiājù
to intensify
HSK 6
加劲
jiājìn
to increase efforts
加哩
jiālǐ
curry (loanword)
加固
jiāgù
to reinforce (a structure)
加国
Jiāguó
Canada

Example Sentences (2)

当然。有些衣服第一次洗的时候会掉颜色，其实，有很多方法可以解决这个问题。在水里加勺盐再洗是最简单的方法。用盐水来洗新衣服，这样穿得再久、洗的次数再多，衣服也不容易掉颜色。
Dāngrán. Yǒuxiē yīfú dìyīcì xǐ de shíhòu huì diào yánsè, qíshí, yǒu hěnduō fāngfǎ kěyǐ jiějué zhègè wèntí. Zài shuǐ lǐ jiā sháo yán zài xǐ shì zuì jiǎndān de fāngfǎ. Yòng yánshuǐ lái xǐ xīn yīfú, zhèyàng chuān de zài jiǔ, xǐ de cìshù zài duō, yīfú yě bù róngyì diào yánsè.
Of course. Some clothes lose color the first time you wash them; in fact, there are many ways to solve this problem. The simplest method is to add a spoon of salt to the water and wash again. Wash new clothes with salt water; this way, no matter how long you wear them or how many times you wash them, the clothes won't fade easily.
Text 2
刚才我还有点儿担心来不及呢。一会儿加完油，往西走五百米就能上高速公路。走高速公路大约半个小时就到了。
Gāngcái wǒ hái yǒudiǎnr dānxīn láibùjí ne. Yíhuìr jiā wán yóu, wǎng xī zǒu wǔbǎi mǐ jiù néng shàng gāosù gōnglù. Zǒu gāosù gōnglù dàyuē bàn gè xiǎoshí jiù dào le.
Just now I was still a little worried we wouldn't make it. After we finish refueling in a bit, go west for five hundred meters and we can get on the expressway. Taking the expressway, we'll get there in about half an hour.
Text 1

Alternate Entries

加
Jiā
abbr. for Canada [[加拿大<Jiānádà>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
165
Word Frequency Rank
303 of 84,292